# @publicartfund on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C5zMHCFvala
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17847065-publicartfund-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-04-15T23:02:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Public Art Fund (@publicartfund) — https://gondola.cc/publicartfund

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Faith Ringgold 1930 – 2024 

We mourn the loss of Faith Ringgold, and celebrate the incredible life and work of a visionary artist and lifelong New Yorker who shaped the fabric of the city. Known for her story quilts, paintings, sculptures, performances, and children’s books, Ringgold’s work spanned mediums and subjects, centered around the depiction of Black life and the agency of women. Through her books, Ringgold introduced many young people to art and the expansive possibilities of a creative imagination. She has been a beacon and a role model for countless artists in generations who have followed in her footsteps. She will be greatly missed. 

Public Art Fund was fortunate to partner with Ringgold in 1984 for “Banner of Joyful Mysteries,” a work she created for a week of events at the Studio Museum in Harlem. The week culminated with seven bronze time capsules made by artist Houston Cornwill, to be dug up fifty years later. At the time, Charles Shorter, chairman of the board of the Studio Museum in Harlem, said “This is for future generations; this is the permanency of black people in Harlem.” The same can be said of Ringgold’s work. We offer condolences to her family, friends, and community, as we reflect on her immense contributions to New York and the arts.

“I never thought of myself becoming an artist. I just thought of art as something that you do—everybody does it.” - Faith Ringgold 

#FaithRinggold
Banner of Joyful Mysteries, 1984
Presented by Public Art Fund, NY

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